Display device



Sept. 20, 1938. c, BARBER 2,130,334

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Sept. 22, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR 0H. BARBER ATTORNEY;

Sept. 20, 1938. c. H. BARBER 2,130,334

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Sept. 22, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 III/III INVENTOR.

CH. BARBER.

ATTORNEY.

p 1938. vc. H. BARBER 2,130,334

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Sept. 22, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ATTO R N EY.

Patented Sept. 20, 1938 I @UNITED -STAT-ES PATENT FF l cs Application September v22, 1936, Serial No. 102,007

I In Great Britain September 27, 1935 According to the invention the shelf is cut from, or moulded to fit bodily into an aperture in the stand-projections on the stand cooperating with complementary recesses inthe shelf to form Fig. 1 is a front elevation" of part of stand A with shelf B the display position.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of same.

Fig.3 is'afront elevation of same with shelf B in theolosed position.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section of same.

. Fig. 5 is .a plan of shelf B in the display position.

Fig.6 is a perspective view of shelf B.

Fig. 7 is a section on line 'l'| Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of part of stand A showing the aperture for the shelf.

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of shelf B provided with additional supports 113.

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of a modified display stand A with shelf B in the display position.

Fig. 12 is a plan of same.

Fig. 13 is a section on line I3-|3 Fig. 11.

Fig. 14 is a section of same in the closed position.

Fig. 15 shows detail perspective views enlarged of part of shelf B and stand A Fig. 16 is a front elevation of stand AA Fig. 17 is a plan of same.

Fig. 18 is a plan showing the wings A and the shelves B in the closed position.

The display stand A is preferably formed from plywood or it may be formed from cardboard, metal, glass or other suitable material with shelves B cut therefrom or moulded or shaped 'to fit bodily when closed up into apertures in the stand.

The shelf B is formed with a bevelled edge b asshownin Fig. 1-, a similarly bevellededge a beingformed on the edges ofthe aperture (1 in the sheet or-stand A from which it is cut or'into which it fits to prevent the shelf B from being liftedt-herefrom from the back. 1

'I'he'lower edge 12 of the shelf B is formed with a projection or projections b fitting into 'recesses a in the stand A- when the shelf is closed. The lower edge 12 including the projection or projections 12 and corresponding edge a of the stand A including the recesses a are formed with a reverse bevel tothat of the edges a and b respectively thusallowing the portion of the shelf above the line XX Fig. 3 to move forwardly in relation to the surface of the stand Whilst'the' projection orprojections 13 below this line can only move rearwardly thereon A-concave recess or recesses 12 is or are formed between the-shelf B and the projection or projections b engaged by a convex portion or portions a on the stand to act: as a'hinge for the shelf and to prevent it from being drawn completely away from the stand A when pivoted out of the plane of the surface.

The shelf B when in the open position is prevented from dropping into the recessorrecessesal bythe bevelled edges b of the shelf resting on the bevel onthe edge a of the stand. In order that the-weight of the-shelf B and-its contents shall not be entirely carried by the beveledges a b an additional support'a 'may be formed inthe -sur-= face of the stand A, the thickness of the shelf B below the line X- -X about which'the shelf pivots, to support the shelf on the underside as shown in Fig. 1.

To prevent the shelf B from pivoting forward through more than a predetermined angle a support C is provided on the back of the stand A with its lower edge, adapted to be engaged by the projection or projections b on the shelf when this latter is open. The support C may extend over the whole of the aperture a in the stand as shown or it may bein the form of a rod or bar extending horizontally from side to side of the aperture 11 with its lower edge at substantially the level of the upper surface of the shelf B and engaged by the projections 12 For example, when the stand is arranged vertically the lower edge of the support C is arranged at the level of the line XX Fig. 3 to allow the shelf B to pivot into a horizontal position. Or the support C may be arranged to allow the shelf to assume any other desired inclination.

In a modification shown in Figs. 11 to 15 the shelf B is adapted to open rearwardly, the edges of the shelf and of the stand A being bevelled in the reverse directions to those shown in Figs. 1 to 10, i. e., the shelf B is capable of pivoting rearwardly about the line Y-Y Fig. 11 as shown in Fig. 13 whilst the downwardly projecting portion b thereof pivots forwardly.

The shelf B and projection b are cut from the stand A and when in the closed position, Fig. 14, lie in the plane of the stand. The bevel n the edges of the concave recesses b on the shelf and co-operating with the 'bevel on the correspondingly convex edges a of the stand prevents the shelf B from being lifted from the stand when the shelf is in an inclined or horizontal position and a support 0 on the back of the stand prevents the shelf B from falling into the recess a" in the stand. The upper edge of the support C may be arranged to allow the shelf B to assume any desired inclination when open but is preferably level with the line Y--Y Fig. 11 to enable the shelf to assume a horizontal position as shown in Figs. 11 and 13.

In the case of long shelves instead of providing portions b b' extending substantially thev length of the shelf U or V-shaped projections or supports b adapted to bear on the lower edge of the suport C may be provided as shown in Fig. which prevent any tendency of the shelf to sag in the middle when in use.

The shelf or shelves B or B may be formed of any desired ornamental shape or configuration and the stand A may be constructed with a single panel supported by a rear leg or in the form of a plurality of panels such as A A, A Figs. 16 and 1'7, hinged or otherwise connected together capable of being folded flat on to each other, as in Fig. 18, for storage or transport purposes.

What I claim as my invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. A display stand of the type referred to comprising a stand, a shelf adapted to enter bodily into an aperture in and lie flush with the surface of the stand when the shelf is in the collapsed position, projections on the shelf co-operatingcave portions interacting with complementary convex portions on the stand to form a hinge about which the shelf pivots and a support on th back of the stand for engagement with the shelf to prevent the shelf from moving through more than a predetermined angle.

3. A display stand of the type referred to comprising a stand, a bevelled shelf adapted to enter a complementary bevelled aperture in and lie flush with the surface of the stand when the shelf is in the collapsed position, concave bevelled portions on the shelf interacting with com lementary bevelled portions on the stand to form a hinge line about which the shelf pivots, the bevel on the shelf and stand below the hinge line being in the reverse direction from that above the hinge line to allow the upper part of the shelf above such line to move in one direction and the lower part below such line to move in the opposite direction thereby preventing the shelf from being withdrawn from the stand and a support on the back of the stand for engagement with the shelf to prevent the shelf from moving through more than a predetermined angle.

4. A display stand of the type referred to comprisng a. stand, a bevelled shelf adapted to enter a complementary bevelled aperture in and lie flush with the surface of the stand when the shelf is in the collapsed position, two concave bevelled portions one at each end of the shelf interacting with two complementary bevelled portions on the stand to form a hinge line about which the shelfpivots, the bevel on the shelf and stand below the hinge line being in the reverse direction from that above the hinge line to allow the upper part of the shelf above such line to move in one direction and the lower part below such line to move in the opposite direction thereby preventing the shelf from being withdrawn from the stand and a support on the back of the stand for engagement with the shelf to prevent the shelf from moving through more than a predetermined angle.

5. A display stand as in claim 4 having a portion on the stand intermediate the two complementary bevelled portions extending horizontally the thickness of the shelf below the hinge line to form an additional support for the shelf.

6. A display stand as in claim 4 having V shaped projections on the shelf extending below the hinge line to prevent sagging in the case of long shelves.

CHARLES HENRY BARBER. 

